In a press release, police said a preliminary
investigation shows that the man pulled onto the right shoulder and
stopped. He then got out of the vehicle and walked onto the highway. A
commercial sanitation truck that had been in the right northbound lane
moved to the center lane as the pedestrian was continuing to cross the
highway, police said, sideswiping the pedestrian.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified but authorities have not yet reached next of kin.

The crash and the investigation has closed all but one lane of northbound I-5 around milepost 274, police said, causing a miles-long backup.
Traffic is getting through by using the left lane and the left
shoulder, police said, but they urged motorists to seek other routes. Traffic updates will be posted on TripCheck.com.

Police
ask for anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events leading
up to the crash to contact Oregon State Police Northern Command Center
dispatch at 800-452-7888. The lead investigator is Senior Trooper Craig
Ball.